Italian Invasion of Albania (WFAC)

Albania made part of the Italian Empire as a separate kingdom in personal union with the Italian crown.

Belligerents

Kingdom of Italy

Kingdom of Albania

Commanders and leaders

Victor Emmanuel III Benito Mussolini Alfredo Guzzoni

Zog I Abaz Kupi Gen. Xhemal Aranitasi Mujo Ulqinaku †

Strength

Royal Italian Army:100,000 soldiers600 airplanes

Royal Albanian Army:15,600 soldiers

Casualties and losses

25 - 400 killed97+ wounded (at Durres)

160 killedUnknown wounded and missing

The Italian invasion of Albania was a brief military campaign by the Kingdom of Italy against the Albanian Kingdom. The conflict was a result of the imperialist policies of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. Albania was rapidly overrun, its ruler, King Zog I, forced into exile, and the country made part of the Italian Empire as a separate kingdom in personal union with the Italian crown.